ArticleCompetition Law Review - May 2015A landfill merger to monopoly that would prevent prices from falling was saved by efficiencies, the Supreme Court of Canada held.CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawAffleck Greene McMurtry LLP
ArticleUSF Tracker - March 2024On March 2, 2024, in the School and Libraries docket, CC Docket No. 02-6, in the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) Program docket, WC Docket No. 21-93, in the Contribution Methodology...United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentKelley Drye & Warren LLP
ArticleJudicial Review: Setting Aside Decisions For "Unreasonableness"The 2010 Supreme Court decision in Meadows v The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform [2010] IESC 3 clarified the extent to which a decision of an administrative decision-maker might successfully be set aside by way of judicial review on the basis of a lack of proportionality, as opposed to the previous, higher-threshold, bases of utter unreasonableness or irrationality. IrelandGovernment, Public SectorMason Hayes & Curran LLP
ArticleBrexit: How Do US And Overseas Investors Take Advantage?This briefing note examines certain legal implications of Brexit for US and overseas investors seeking to take advantage of the exchange rate volatility.United KingdomGovernment, Public SectorSteptoe LLP
ArticlePlan Fees: Hi-Lex Puts Welfare Plan Vendors On NoticeOver the last several years, plan fiduciaries have been made painfully aware of the importance of the duty to monitor and disclose fees charged to 401(k) plans and participant accounts under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). United StatesEmployment and HRHolland & Knight
ArticleOil States Paves Way For More IPR Filings, But Leaves Some UncertaintyOn April 24, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in Oil States Energy Services v. Greene's Energy Group, 138 S. Ct. 1365 (2018), holding that inter partes review proceedings ...United StatesIntellectual PropertyFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
ArticleNew FCC Interpretation Of "Express Consent" To Increase TCPA Class Action LiabilityPlaintiffs frequently sue businesses in class actions for violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, 47 U.S.C. § 227.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSheppard
ArticleAdvertising Law News and Analysis- September 8, 2011The FTC today announced settlements in two separate cases with marketers who claimed their smartphone applications, "AcneApp" and "Acne Pwner," could help reduce acne by using colored lights emitted from the screen of the user’s mobile device. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentVenable LLP
ArticleRule 15a-6 Of The Securities Exchange Act: A Guide For Foreign Broker-dealersSEC Rule 15a-6 creates a framework allowing non-U.S. broker-dealers to engage with American institutional investors and conduct certain securities activities without full SEC registration. The rule establishes specific exemptions and requirements, including the use of chaperoning broker-dealers, while balancing market access with regulatory oversight. Understanding these provisions is essential for foreign broker-dealers seeking compliant pathways to U.S. capital markets. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawCarter Ledyard & Milburn LLP
ArticleTime Limits And Third-Party ProceedingsThe High Court recently considered the question of timing in bringing third-party proceedings. IrelandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMatheson
ArticleBenefits Counselor - July 2026Recent regulatory developments reshape employee benefit plan administration, from DOL guidance on Trump Accounts to Third Circuit rulings on ERISA fiduciary duties. Federal agencies finalize No Surprises Act dispute resolution procedures while CMS seeks input on pharmacy benefit manager oversight and compensation structures. United StatesEmployment and HRReinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren SC
ArticleStrategy In The Workplace Part 2: A Framework For Strategic ThinkingIn our first blog of this series, we highlighted that strategic thinking is a skill and one that can be improved and developed.United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleFlorida Government and Politics Weekly Update (Week of July 19, 2010)A special session of the Florida Legislature is scheduled to begin on July 20, 2010. Governor Charlie Crist called the special session for the limited purpose of putting a constitutional amendment to ban offshore drilling in Florida waters on the November general election ballot. United StatesGovernment, Public SectorFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleNo En Banc Resolution On Whether Patent Right Is Public RightIn a 10–2 decision that included two concurrences and two dissents, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a patent owner's petition to hear part of its appeal.United StatesIntellectual PropertyMcDermott Will & Emery
ArticleSignificant 2018 Patent Decisions And A Look AheadThis year the Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Federal District Courts penned a number of opinions impacting patent law.United StatesIntellectual PropertyMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleNew York Legislation Provides Limitations On Collections, Recognizes Undue Hardships, Considers Impact Of Same-Sex Marriages And Grants Extensions For Hurricane VictimsThe enactment of 2011 NY A7238, added to the New York tax law as section 174-b, seeks to bring some definitiveness to the 20-year statute of limitations on the time to collect tax liabilities. United StatesTaxJones Day
ArticleThe Month In International Trade – April 2025Attorneys from Crowell's International Trade Group filed an amicus brief at both the U.S. Court of International Trade...United StatesInternational LawCrowell & Moring LLP
ArticleThe Impact And Future Of The Fifth Circuit's New Hard-Line Stance On Geofence WarrantsOn August 9, 2024, the Fifth Circuit issued its decision in United States v. Smith, No. 23-60321, broadly holding: "that the use of geofence warrants … is unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment."United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawWilmerHale
ArticleSCOTUS Denies Review Of Third Circuit's Rejection Of FAA Preemption Of State Law Products Liability ClaimsThe U.S. Supreme Court recently denied a petition for certiorari review of the Third Circuit Court of Appeal's decision in AVCO Corporation v. Sikkelee.United StatesTransportHolland & Knight